E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Diabetic macular oedema (DME) |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Diabetic macular oedema is a swelling in the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye (called the retina) in people with diabetes, caused by leaking of blood vessels. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Eye Diseases [C11] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10057915 |
E.1.2 | Term | Diabetic macular oedema |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004853 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10057934 |
E.1.2 | Term | Diabetic macular edema |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004853 |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
- To assess the difference in treatment effect between THR-687 and aflibercept, in terms of the change from Baseline in BCVA at Month 3, in treatment naïve subjects. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- To assess the efficacy of multiple IVT injections of THR-687 over-time. - To assess the safety of multiple IVT injections of THR-687 over-time.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
- Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to screening procedures - Male or female aged 18 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent - Type 1 or type 2 diabetes - BCVA ETDRS letter score ≤ 73 and ≥ 39 in the study eye - CI-DME with CST ≥ 300µm in men (or equivalent in women), measured from RPE to ILM inclusively, on SD-OCT, in the study eye - BCVA ETDRS letter score ≥ 34 in the fellow eye |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
- Macular oedema due to causes other than DME in the study eye - Concurrent disease in the study eye, other than DME, that could require medical or surgical intervention during the study period or could confound interpretation of the results - Any condition in the study eye that could confound the ability to detect the efficacy of the IMPs - ETDRS severity level ≥ 61 (Part A), or ETDRS severity level ≥65 (Part B), on colour fundus photograph, in the study eye - Presence of iris neovascularisation in the study eye - Previous confounding medications / interventions, or their planned administration during the study - Uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye - Previously received THR-687 or any other experimental therapy for DME, in either eye - Any active or suspected ocular or periocular infection, or active intraocular inflammation, in either eye - Untreated diabetes - Glycated haemoglobin A (HbA1c) > 12% - Uncontrolled hypertension |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change from Baseline in BCVA ETDRS letter score |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
- Weighted average of the change from Baseline in BCVA ETDRS letter score from Day 8 through Month 3 using the trapezoidal rule (AUC) - Change from Baseline in BCVA ETDRS letter score, by study visit - Change from Baseline in CST, based on SD-OCT, as assessed by the CRC, by study visit - Incidence of ocular and non-ocular AEs and SAEs, from first injection up to the end of the study |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
From first administration of study treatment up to end of study |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Yes |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Yes |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 3 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 50 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | Yes |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.6.3 | If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned |
Czechia |
Estonia |
Germany |
Hungary |
Israel |
Italy |
Latvia |
Lithuania |
Poland |
Portugal |
Slovakia |
Spain |
United States |
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E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 11 |